A new Viola (Violaceae) from the Argentinian Andes

• John M. Watson ^[1] ; Ana R. Flores ^[1] ; Silvia C. Arroyo-Leuenberger ^[2]
  1. [1] Casilla 161, Los Andes, Provincia de Aconcagua, Región de Valparaiso, Chile;
  2. [2] Botanischer Garten und Botanisches Museum Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin, Königin-Luise-Str. 6–8, 14195 Berlin, Germany
• Localización: Willdenowia: Annals of the Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem, ISSN 0511-9618, ISSN-e 1868-6397, Vol. 49, Nº. 1, 2019, págs. 35-41
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Viola beati, a hitherto unknown species of V. sect. Andinium (Violaceae) is described and illustrated. It is an inconspicuous, diminutive, perennial forb currently known from only one locality in NW Argentina. We draw attention to its morphology, ecology, rarity and endemism. The differences between V. beati and its apparently only close relative, V. singularis J. M. Watson & A. R. Flores, are defined